Senior Buyer (Buyer III)

JOB DESCRIPTION

About Technip Energies

With approximately 15,000 employees, Technip Energies is one of the largest engineering and technology companies globally, with leadership positions in LNG, hydrogen and ethylene as well as growing market positions in sustainable chemistry and CO2 management.

If you share our clear vision to drive the transition to a low-carbon future, then this could be the job for you. We are currently seeking a Buyer III, reporting directly to the Section Head for Purchasing to join our Global Sourcing and Procurement team based in Houston, TX, USA.

About the Job

POSITION PURPOSE :

In this role, you will be responsible for the effective execution of procurement activities within a major Project with minimum supervision as defined by the Project Procurement Plan.

You will implement Project procurement strategies and activities to mitigate risk, which are in alignment with Project objectives i.

e., budget, schedule, quality, cost, etc. Duties include preparing and initiating invitation to bids to selected suppliers, negotiation, Purchase Order award, and Purchase Order close-out.

POSITION DUTIES :

• Develop and implement the appropriate sourcing and commercial strategy for the procurement of materials through the preparation of a master bid list while understanding the level of criticality or risk of the equipment or materials.
• Prepare and launch open and closed invitation to bids using the core eProcurement tool, serve as the single point-of-contact for complex Supplier questions, and harmonize, complete commercial bid tabulations with recommendations.
• We offer you not only a job, but an inspiring journey in a truly global environment where you team up to break boundaries thanks to the innovation, creativity, resilience and team spirit expressed by our people.
• Negotiate commercial conditions with suppliers within budgetary limits and scope of authority while interfacing with Legal on revised terms and conditions and facilitate or lead Pre-Award meetings or proposal clarification meetings with suppliers and Project personnel to ensure alignment.
• Prepare and issue Purchase Orders and amendments per the assigned Delegations of Authority utilizing company ERP system including management of the supplier acknowledgement.
• Develop and maintain relationships with major suppliers to provide maximum utilization of their expertise, ideas, methods, market intelligence, best practices and material application in order to achieve the best value.
• Facilitate, coordinate and / or inform other disciplines for the timely supplier pre-qualification, expediting, inspection, material management and logistics project procurement requirements.
• Develop and maintain Project procurement files in a prescribed and consistent manner including the adequate and timely close-out of Purchase Orders and at times, leading the completion of performance assessments for selected suppliers.
• Initiate quality review of Purchase Orders, Commercial Bid Tabulations, etc. of the Section Head as required while ensuring the highest level of quality and compliance.
• Facilitate and / or lead on a routine basis with Engineering, Project Management, Legal, Inspection, Expediting, Supplier Qualification, etc.

supplier conference calls or meetings for the resolution or mitigation plans of key or critical issues to ensure alignment with project expectations.

• Maintain the highest level of ethical and professional standards of conduct as established by the organization while recognizing specific behaviors, which protect from Procurement fraud.
• Efficient utilization of company systems, tools and spreadsheets.
• Provides supervision, mentoring and coaching to procurement personnel with less experience as required.

About You

Wed love to hear from you if your profile meets the following essential requirements :

Qualifications :

• Bachelor's Degree with technical diploma or relevant degree
• Minimum of 5 years' experience as a Buyer for an EPC company.
• Strong functional knowledge of eProcurement and ERP tools, including the ability to generate Excel spreadsheets with supporting analysis.
• Good organizational skills with the ability to prioritize.
• Good interpersonal skills while demonstrating and building trust within and across multiple disciplines and departments.

Strong conflict resolution, facilitation and consensus building skills.

Intermediate to advanced level of negotiation skills with the ability to lead a purchase order negotiation no supervision.

Whats next?

Once receiving your application, a recruiter performs an initial check between your skills and qualifications with our stated requirements prior to a detailed and focused review by the hiring manager.

We expect to take up to a few weeks to perform that review. You will hear from us, if we feel your skills and experience are a match, and we want to organize interviews and meet you physically or virtually depending upon the location.

To have an overview of the recruitment process, please visit our dedicated webpage here,

We invite you to get to know more about our company by visiting, www.technipenergies.com and follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram for company updates.